A theory for cell microtubule wall in external field and pseudo-spin wave excitation

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Volumn 365, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 463-472

  Chen, Ying ^a,b   Qiu, Xi Jun ^b   Dong, Xian Lin ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF CERAMICS   (China)

^b SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Double well potential; External electric field; Microtubule; Pseudo spin; Random phase approximation

Indexed keywords

DIMERS; DYNAMICS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FERROELECTRICITY; HAMILTONIANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; POLYMERS; PROTEINS; RANDOM PROCESSES; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

CYTOSKELETON; DIMER ELECTRIC DIPOLES; DOUBLE-WELL POTENTIAL; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; EXTERNAL ELECTRIC FIELD; INTRACELLULAR SIGNAL PROCESSING; MICROTUBULE; PSEUDO-SPIN; RANDOM PHASE APPROXIMATION;

CELLS;

EID: 33646085773     PISSN: 03784371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2005.10.010     Document Type: Article

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